Shotgun rafffle being held for accident victimThere will be a raffle of a .12 gauge shotgun to benefit Travis Williams with the winning ticket drawn Sept. 25. Tickets are $5 each and can be obtained by calling Tammy Williams at 318-609-1916. T...

Brothers Keepers offer hope in fire aftermath Brothers Keepers Motorcycle Club #17 of Natchitoches participated in a local mission run Sept. 5 to the home of Edward and Ellen Helaire to provide monetary aide for their recent total loss of thei...

Just Talkin’Faithful NSU fan Jimmy Berry tells JT he and several other boosters followed the Demons to Cincinnati last weekend. Jimmy was pleasantly surprised when they walked into the Marriott Hotel and all o...

Marthaville Good Ole Days to have music, paradesFans of Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis, don’t want to miss a performance of tribute artist Brady Roberts and his band at the Marthaville Good Ole Days Festival Saturday, Sept. 21. Roberts sounds...

Bake sale will benefit Humane SocietyKids from the Modern Woodmen of America youth service club will sponsor a fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 21 to benefit the Natchitoches Humane Society. Plans for the fundraiser include a huge bake sale...

Good Ole Days will present tribute artistIf you’re a fan of Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis, you don’t want to miss a performance of tribute artist Brady Roberts and his band at the Marthaville Good Ole Days Festival Saturday, Sept. 21....

Airpark to house immigrants for deportationThe chair of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., announced that 150 jobs will come to Alexandria as a result of her two-year advocac...

Fort unveils CSI games, walking tour, wildlifeFort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site offers fun-filled activities that appeal to crowds of all ages. The full scale, wooden fort and interpretative staff transports visitors from the chaos of...

High Schools plan reunionsThe NCHS Class of 1988 will have its 25-year reunion Oct. 18-20. All classmates are asked to participate in this event. For more information, contact LaTonia Mims at 214-2497. Central High School c...

Webinars will offer online tips for nonprofitsCommunity Development Works (CDW), a program of the Rapides Foundation, is offering a free webinar series on Nonprofit Online Marketing presented by Social Media Consultant, Lauran Coudrain. These ...

Student back in school after summer of studyMost teenagers spend the summer hanging out at the pool or spending a lot of time with friends; not Will Smith of Baton Rouge. A senior at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, Smith...

National Night Out set for Oct. 1More than 15 neighborhoods and communities throughout Natchitoches parish will participate in National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 1. It began in 1984 as stand against crime. Events will include gue...

2 openings on council boardsParish President Rick Nowlin has announced his intention to make two appointments to the Natchitoches Parish Fire District 4 Board. Persons living in Fire District 4 that are interested in serving ...

Learn history of Sports HOFThere’s probably no one who know more about the La. Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana Museum than Doug Ireland. He will present a talk entitled, “History of the Hall of Fame,” at 7:30 p.m...